Check out our newest grant: Libraries – ALA 2020: Supporting English Language Learners zpr.io/tyNnT

Thanks to all of our attendees + pitchers at #alamw20. Congrats again to Samantha Marker and her project: Supporting English Language Learners at Ridgway Middle School. Read more here: awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/13…

There is still time to donate to this rad organization!

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Our April grant will provide the initial funding for the "Help a Library Worker Out" (HALO) fund created by the everylibraryinstitute. If you want to directly support library workers facing financial hardship due to the #COVID19 pandemic, please visit: everylibraryinstitute.org/halo

Planning to make a donation to the EveryLibrary HALO Fund? Do it now, and your $ can go twice as far Urban Librarians Unite is sponsoring a 1 to 1 match up to $1200. bit.ly/ULUmatchHALO

We've crowdfunded over $5,000 to help out our fellow library workers who are affected by this crisis with $250 living grants. Can you help us reach $10,000 so we can support even more library workers? everylibraryinstitute.org/halo Special thanks to Urban Librarians Unite and Awesome Libraries!

Thanks to Tina Budzise-Weaver and Stephen Bales for interviewing our co-founders (Bonnie Tijerina + Joshua Finnell + @rchampieux) in their new book "Transformative Library and Information Work: Profiles in Social Justice." books.google.com/books/about/Tr…

We want to give a special thanks to the partner organizations who have supported our Help a Library Worker Out Fund (HALO)! Thanks to EBSCO Brainfuse @zoobeanreads pikinc.biz Urban Librarians Unite Awesome Libraries for their contributions! Find out more at everylibraryinstitute.org/halo

Thanks, Tina Budzise-Weaver!

We are so happy to see this fund grow from our little seed! Join the newest challenge match today.

The @UHVictoria traveling bookmobile is wrapped. Next steps will be refurbishing the inside of the bus, adding shelving, and installing furniture. Upon completion, the bookmobile will serve low-income neighborhoods near the university. #AwesomeUpdate

Thanks to Awesome Libraries Trustees for their donation to the HALO Fund. They are standing with library workers who need support because of layoffs and furloughs. Become a donor today and Help Another Library Worker Out. everylibraryinstitute.org/halo

We're reading through all of our grant submissions and will announce our winner in August. There is still time to submit your awesome library idea!

We are thrilled to announce we here moved to @weherespace as our August 2020 grant recipient! Learn more about this supportive community for BIPOC library and archive workers + upcoming classes in the Community School here: wehere.space

Interested in learning about funding and advocacy strategies for your library? Check out EveryLibrary's Library and Advocacy and Funding Conference. A great lineup of speakers.

The recipient of our December 2020 grant is the NC Muslim African American History Project. Read more about the project and its recipient 👇🏼 (Museum of Durham History Ayesha K Mustafaa): awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/15…